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Employee Threat Assessment Team (ETAT) is a VA medical facility level multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment and management team that addresses employee-generated disruptive behavior, threats, or violence that may undermine a culture of safety within the VA medical facility. The ETAT is comprised of a multidisciplinary team, with representatives from local bargaining units, a representative from the Executive Office, HR staff members, Behavioral or Mental Health Professionals, representative of Nursing Professional Service, Attorneys from the Office of Regional Counsel, VA Police Officers, and representatives from the facility's Safety Office. The Senior Social Worker, leads the multidisciplinary ETAT as Lead Chair, and has expertise in conducting risk assessments, knowledge of the professional and research literature on violence risk and threat assessment, expertise in risk management principles and options relevant to workplace contexts, basic knowledge in relevant state and federal statutory and case law, the profession's ethical scope and standards of practice and an employer's policies and procedures relevant to conducting workplace violence risk assessments. They will have the ability to respond anytime, promptly and nimbly, to allegations of threats emanating from past or present employees, trainees, volunteers, or contractors.
The Hospice and Palliative Care Social Worker independently functions as integral member of an interdisciplinary Hospice & Palliative Care team to provide palliative and supportive services for Veterans in the last phases of life. The program emphasizes the management of pain and other symptoms, resolution of psychosocial issues, and the spiritual comfort of the patient and the patient's family. Veterans treated come primarily from the Cheyenne VAMC catchment area. Their health care, psychosocial problems and needs are complex and require a high degree of independent decision making (often functions autonomously with minimal supervision) in often complex situations, applies clinical oversight and creative problem solving. Services are provided in both the outpatient setting which can include primary care clinics, emergency department, Community Based Outreach Clinic, in the community and the inpatient setting.
Other duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Apprising the VA medical facility Director of ETAT-specific training completion status of all members of the ETAT, including both successful completions and failures to complete training.
- Communicating to VA medical facility Director recommendations for supporting the facility's culture of safety arising from tracking and trending ETAT-related behavioral threat assessment and management data.
- Acting on behalf of the VA medical facility Director to oversee, lead and conduct the activities and responsibilities of the ETAT, including: a. Using a multidisciplinary team to conduct behavioral threat assessments and to develop individualized behavioral safety plans, following evidence based and data-drive practices that align with research and recommended strategies promulgated in the professional threat assessment and management community b. Providing the VA medical facility Director with individualized case-specific recommendations for risk mitigation and protective factor enhancement based upon the results of the ETAT's behavioral threat assessments c. Scheduling regular in-person or virtual team meetings occurring at least monthly.
- Screens and assesses the Veteran and his/her caregivers' psychosocial needs and barriers in order to facilitate his or her access to appropriate VA and community resources.
- Treatment Planning/Therapeutic and Clinical Support.
- Provide case management services as needed to Veterans and their caregivers.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
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Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Functional Statement #: 59690-0
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/16/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12759148.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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Next steps
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